10 Things Authentic Leaders Do ….!

Authentic leadership is all about being the person you know in your heart you have always been destined to. Authentic leadership does not come from your title or from the size of your paycheck. Instead, the form of leadership comes from your being and the person that you are.

Here are 10 things that authentic leaders do on a regular basis:

1. They speak their truth:
Speaking truth is simply about being clear. Being honest and being authentic.

2. They lead from the heart:
Business is about people…..Leadership is about people, they spend there time in developing people around them. They are like the sun, the sun gives away all it has to the plants and the trees, but in return the plants and the trees always grow towards the sun.

3. They have rich moral fiber:
They walk their talk and are aligned with their core values.

4. They are courageous:
It takes lot of courage to go against the crowd. Authentic leadership is all about taking the road less traveled and doing, not what is easy, but what is right.

5. They build teams and create communities:
In the new age of work, employees seek their sense of community and connection from the workplace. Authentic leaders create workplaces that foster human linkages and lasting friendships.

6. They deepen themselves:
The job of a leader is to go deep. They know there weaknesses and play to there strengths.

7. They are dreamers:
They spend a lot of time with their eyes closed creating blueprints and fantasies that leads to better products, better services, better workplaces and deeper values. How often do you close your eyes and dream?

8. They care for themselves:
You can’t do great things at work if you don’t feel good. Authentic leaders eat well, excersie and care for the templates that are their bodies.

9. They commit to excellence rather than perfection:
No human being is perfect. Every single one of us is a work in progress. Authentic leaders commit themselves to excellence in everything that they do.

10. They leave a legacy:
Authentic leaders are constantly building their legacies by adding deep value to everyone that they deal with and leaving the world a better place in the process.

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KUNAL BHASIN